Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-027

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Robert H. Taylor

Saturday, January 20, 1973 · 4:35 PM–5:00 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation036-027 on Tape 36StartSaturday, January 20, 1973 at 4:35 PMEndSaturday, January 20, 1973 at 5:00 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 036-027 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417194499 ↗

A 13-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On January 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 5:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-027 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 36-27

Date: January 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:35 pm and 5:00 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a telephone call to Robert H. Taylor

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Mr. Taylor of the Secret Service, please.
Yes, Mr. President.

Also recorded on January 20, 1973

  • 036-021 9:32 AM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 9:32 am to 9:59 am.
  • 036-022 10:01 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:01 am.
  • 036-023 10:01 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 10:01 am to 10:29 am.
  • 036-025 10:01 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 10:29 am.
  • 036-024 10:29 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:29 am.
  • 036-026 10:49 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:49 am and 4:35 pm.
  • 036-015 12:21 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:49 pm.
  • 036-028 5:07 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Robert H. Taylor talked on the telephone at 5:07 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 036-027, January 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194499). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-027 (accessed November 2, 2026).